Gurudev Uvacha

 ======================================================================== ======================================================================= Tuesday, May 31, 2022. 06:00. Chikago :1893 : Volume-1 :  Lectures and Discourses : 2. 2. THE HINDU RELIGION : ===================================================================== My religion is to learn. I read my Bible better in the light of your Bible and the dark prophecies of my religion become brighter when compared with those of your prophets. Truth has always been universal. If I alone were to have six fingers on my hand while all of you had only five, you would not think that my hand was the true intent of nature, but rather that it was abnormal and diseased. Just so with religion. If one creed alone were to be true and all the others untrue, you would have a right to say that that religion was diseased; if one religion is true, all the others must be true. Thus the Hindu religion is your property as well as mine. Of the two hundred

 ========================================================================   ======================================================================== Monday, May 30, 2022. 06:00. Pearls of Wisdom for Self Improvement  : ======================================================================== Part One :  1.CONTROL YOUR MIND In introspection the mind itself is the subject of study. Mind alone is Māyā at play. A mind at poise is the sure instrument for material success, the smooth and straight runway for the spiritual take-off Perceive through the senses, but do not allow the mind to get fascinated by mere perception. Worry is a wasteful extravagant habit of the mind. It costs much and still it produces no results. Detachment is that smartness of the mind which enables us to get detached from the false, painful things. Even though you have not conquered the battles of the world, you become the world-conqueror when you conquer your mind. A quiet mind produces a more brilliant intellect. Any

 =======================================================================   ===================================================================== Sunday, May 29, 2022. 06:00. Bharathiya Samskaram (Culture ) Diwali : "The lamps in true light" ======================================================================== “Diwali is the day when we harvest the results of our hard work blessed with wealth by Mother Lakshmi. We pray to her with gratitude and ask the gracious Divine Mother to shower Her blessings in abundance for the coming year, give us the intelligence to use our wealth in the right manner and give us the heart to share it generously with our fellow beings.” – Swami Tejomayananda In India, festivals are not only known for the celebrations and festivities, but also for their spiritual significance, inspiring us to raise the standard of our life. Rather than merely exhausting ourselves physically and mentally, they purify the mind, enabling us to face life with more enthu

======================================================================= ======================================================================== Saturday, May 28, 2022. 06:00 Spiritual Excellence in Man : ========================================================================= What is spiritual excellence – its nature, scope and potency? Normally, the coveted aim before an earnest spiritual seeker is to know the Supreme Truth himself, to actualize it as a personal living experience, and thereby to become ‘fulfilled’. The path followed is essentially of self-absorption and withdrawal from world involvements to transcend the dwandwaas (dualities) posed by the mind and to reach a state of oneness of vision and experience. Samyak darsanaBrahma-jijnaasaa. The only function, if at all, he will take up thereafter is the dissemination of spiritual wisdom for the benefit of seekers and the afflicted. But, this does not mean that spirituality has its application only to this field. or comprehen

 =============================================================== ================================================================ Friday, May 27, 2022. 06:00. Hanuman - An Inspiring Vision =============================================================== Why is Hanuman remembered as the foremost among bhaktas? Why is it that even today, after thousands of years, he still inspires generation after generation? Why do we turn to him in prayer? How does he instil in us the finer qualities that we seek? What is the very essence of his personality? We remember him for his feats of valour. He is remembered for his wise statesmanship. We revere him for the devotion he had for Lord Rama. We heap accolades on him for the humility, which was his innate nature. We pray to him for strength, wisdom and knowledge. Incomparable to the prayer in Ramacharitmanas: Atulita baladhamam hemashailabhadeham Danujavankru- sanum jnaninam agraganyam Sakalagunanidhanam vanaranamadhisham Raghupati priyabhaktam vataja

 ============================================================== ================================================================ Thursday, May 26, 2022. 06:00 PHILOSOPHY : =========================================================== There are 8.4 million species on the earth planet. Amongst them, the human form of life is the only one where spiritual practice is possible, to continue to grow and evolve. Did you ever wonder why we are here on this earth? Do you know what our purpose in life is? For answers to such questions of paramount importance, we need to go to our scriptures that impart sublime knowledge. Only then, we will know the purpose of our life’s journey.  Once we discern the goal of this journey, this world looks different and we recognize the value of this human life. Therefore, let us partake the divine knowledge and wisdom bestowed upon us by the Supreme Lord, and embark on the path to eternal joy and peace. Introduction Almost every human must have been confronted by th

 ======================================================================= ====================================================================== Wednesday, May 25, 2022. 06:00. The Life Divine : Chapter-1.  The Human Aspiration ========================================================================= She follows to the goal of those that are passing on beyond, she is the first in the eternal succession of the dawns that are coming, — Usha widens bringing out that which lives, awakening someone who was dead. . . . What is her scope when she harmonises with the dawns that shone out before and those that now must shine? She desires the ancient morningsand fulfils their light; projecting forwards her illumination she enters into communion with the rest that are to come. Kutsa Angirasa — Rig Veda.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Threefold are those supreme births of this divine force that is in the world, they ar

 ====================================================================== ====================================================================== Tuesday, May 24, 2022. 06:00 KARMA YOGAM : ==================================================================== WHAT IS KARMA ? Karma is a Sanskrit term. It means action or deed. Any physical or mental action is Karma. Thinking is mental Karma. Karma is the sum total of our acts, both in the present life and in the preceding births. Karma means not only action, but also the result of an action. There is a hidden power in Karma or action termed ‘Adrishta’ which brings in fruits of Karmas for the individual. The consequence of an action is really not a separate thing. It is a part of the action and cannot be divided from it. Karma, according to Jaimini Rishi, is the performance of Agnihotra and other Vedic rituals. According to the Gita, any action done with Nishkamya Bhava is Karma. Lord Krishna says: “Work incessantly. Your duty is to work but n